Clinical Practice Guideline on Management of Hip Fractures in Older Adults
Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) provide evidence-based recommendations for current orthopaedic diagnostic, treatment, and postoperative procedures. Multidisciplinary clinician work groups and AAOS staff work together to synthesize published research with the aim of providing a transparent and robust summary of the research findings for a particular orthopaedic disease topic.
Appropriate Use Criteria on Hip Fractures in Elderly Patients
Appropriate use criteria (AUC) provide treatment recommendations on a patient-specific level using evidence from AAOS clinical practice guidelines, along with clinician expertise and experience. A multidisciplinary clinician writing panel creates realistic patient profiles who may present with a particular orthopaedic disease in a clinical setting. A separate multidisciplinary clinician voting panel uses a modified Delphi method to rate the appropriateness of various procedures for those patient profiles.
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Appropriate Use Criteria on Hip Fractures in the Elderly: Acute Treatment
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Full Appropriate Use Criteria PDF for the Acute Treatment of Hip Fractures in the Elderly
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Appropriate Use Criteria on Hip Fractures in the Elderly: Postop/Rehab
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Full Appropriate Use Criteria PDF for Postoperative Rehabilitation of Low Energy Hip Fractures in the Elderly
Performance Measures
Derivative Materials
AAOS encourages use of our guidelines and provides resources to facilitate the implementation of guideline recommendations. To assist with this effort we offer a range of tools to help share information, including PowerPoint presentations, Care Pathways, patient handouts, clinician checklists, plain language summaries, and Impactful Statements – all of which are fully vetted by content experts. Note that these resources are available exclusively to AAOS members and your login is required to access them.
Articles
AAOS journals and news sources often publish additional information about quality programs and guidelines. Note that these resources are available exclusively to AAOS members and your login is required to access them.
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JAAOS: Treatment of Hip Fractures in the Elderly
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JAAOS: AAOS Appropriate Use Criteria: Treatment of Hip Fractures in the Elderly
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JAAOS: Postoperative Rehabilitation of Low Energy Hip Fractures in the Elderly
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JAAOS: Case Study - Appropriate Use Criteria: Postoperative Rehabilitation of Low Energy Hip Factures in the Elderly
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AAOS Now: New AUC Cover Hip Fracture in the Elderly and Osteochondritis Dissecans
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JAAOS: AAOS Management of Hip Fractures in Older Adults Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline
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JAAOS: AAOS Clinical Practice Guideline Summary: Management of Hip Fractures in Older Adults
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AAOS Now: AAOS Board Approves 2021 Update to CPG on Hip Fracture Management in Older Adults
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AAOS Now: Updated CPG Details Hip Fractures in Older Patients